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The Kitchen Brigade Positions The basic hierarchy of the classical kitchen brigade system is as follows: Chef de Cusine - the head honcho, or executive chef, in charge of the entire kitchen (basically the general)
Line cooks are responsible primarily for cooking the food along with the sous chefs, who are the head chef's second in command. Sous chefs cook, help out the head chef whenever needed and stand in for the head chef during an absence. A head chef or head cook is the kitchen boss. He or she not only has to be able to cook food and lead a team of kitchen workers but also has to figure out how much food will be needed for the week and order food and supplies. Yes, that means there will be math involved.